AHR Article Featured in Smithsonian Magazine (April 2021)

Monica H. Green's article “The Four Black Deaths,” which appeared in the American Historical Review’s December 2020 issue, was featured in a Smithsonian Magazine article by by David M. Perry. Perry described the significance of the “landmark” article and spoke with Green about her interdisciplinary research process. 

AHA Statement on Violence against Asians and Asian Americans Featured in Media Coverage (March 2021)

The AHA’s recent Statement on Violence against Asians and Asian Americans has received coverage in several media outlets, including Hyperallergic; the Moultrie News, which reprinted the statement in full; and The Michigan Daily. 

AHA Executive Director Quoted in the New York Times (March 2021)

AHA executive director James Grossman was quoted in a New York Times article by Concepción de León on the life and legacy of Black artist Augusta Savage. “Public art,” Grossman noted, “should align with a community’s values.” 

Perspectives on History Article Reprinted in Hill Rag (March 2021)

AHA’s Lawsuit Challenging ICE Records Disposition Covered by News Organizations (March 2021)

The AHA’s participation as plaintiffs in a successful lawsuit against the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received coverage from the American Independent, Business Insider, and The Hill. The lawsuit challenged NARA’s approval of ICE’s records disposition, which would have authorized ICE to destroy several categories of records documenting mistreatment of immigrants detained in ICE custody.

AHA Director of Research and Publications Featured in KKTV11 News Segment (March 2021)

AHA director of research and publications Sarah Weicksel was featured in a KKTV11 news segment on the effort to restore the name of Devils Tower, a national monument in Wyoming and “sacred, hallowed ground” to at least 15 tribal nations, to Bear’s Lodge.

AHA Letter to John Carroll University Leaders Featured in Ideastream (March 2021)

Ideastream reported on the recent decision by John Carroll University’s Board of Directors to add a “budgetary hardship” amendment to the university’s Faculty Handbook, a de facto elimination of tenure. The article cited the AHA’s letter to JCU leaders urging them to reconsider the decision. 

ACLS Letter to Iowa Lawmakers Featured in The Gazette (March 2021)

The Gazette reported on a letter the American Council of Learned Societies sent to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state legislative leaders on March 4. The letter, which was signed by the AHA and more than 30 other scholarly societies and associations, strongly encouraged lawmakers to oppose House File 496 and Senate File 41, “which would remove the status of tenure for professors and discontinue the practice at Iowa’s three public universities.” 

Former AHA Executive Director Wins SHFG Award (February 2021)

Former AHA executive director Arnita Jones has been named the Society for History in the Federal Government’s 2021 Trask Award Winner. It is the society’s highest honor for “an esteemed career in service to Federal History and the Society.” In addition to being a founding member of both SHFG and the National Council on Public History, Jones was the executive director of the AHA from 1999 to 2010.

AHA Statement on Virtual Scholarly Exchanges in India Receives International Press Coverage (February 2021)

Several press outlets in India have covered the AHA’s statement opposing a new policy requiring advance permission to hold virtual scholarly exchanges in India. The AHA’s statement has been mentioned in the National Herald India, The Wire, and elsewhere.

AHA Executive Director Featured in Voice of America (February 2021)

AHA executive director Jim Grossman provided historical context in a Voice of America article on the second impeachment of former US president Donald Trump. “This has never happened before, this questioning of the legitimacy of an election by people whose own party leadership and elected officials have said was fair and clean,” said Grossman. “And when you pair that with an insurrection, a mob attacking the Capitol, clearly we have a large number of Americans who are alienated from the political institutions that constitute our democracy.”

AHA Executive Director Featured in The 19th News (February 2021)

The 19th News interviewed AHA executive director Jim Grossman in an article regarding attempts by lawmakers to limit the teaching of race and slavery. “You cannot heal divisions by pretending they don’t exist,” said Grossman. “The way to address divisions is to understand the history of those divisions.”

AHA Executive Director Featured in Associated Press Article (February 2021)

AHA executive director Jim Grossman was quoted in an Associated Press article on political attempts to limit how race and slavery are taught. “The idea of simply saying you’re not going to use certain materials because you don’t like what they’re going to say without input from professionals makes no sense,” said Grossman.

Perspectives on History Editor Featured in Inside Higher Ed (February 2021)

Perspectives on History editor Ashley E. Bowen's March "Townhouse Notes" column was republished in Inside Higher Ed. “It is not history’s primary job to provide comfort in times of crisis or solace in times of anxiety,” writes Bowen. “Historians offer context and nuance in times when those things are in short supply, often asking us to check our assumptions and refine our critiques.”

AHA Executive Director Comments on San Francisco Schools Renaming Plan (February 2021)

AHA executive director Jim Grossman was quoted in a Mission Local article by Joe Eskenazi on a proposal to rename 44 San Francisco schools, after the renaming committee did not request comments from any historians. “Yes, there should have been historians involved,” said Grossman. “Whenever decisions are made, there should be people who can provide context and facts. We've learned this with COVID.” 

AHA Statement Condemning “1776 Report” Featured in Media Coverage (January 2021)

The AHA’s statement condemning the Report of the Advisory 1776 Commission has been featured in The Guardian, the Las Vegas Sun, the Moultrie News, Politico, Revolt.tv, the Christian Post, Commons Dreams, and the Detroit Free Press.

AHA Executive Director Featured in Hechinger Report (January 2021)

AHA executive director Jim Grossman was interviewed in a Hechinger Report article on whether the US educational system is responsible for the rise in political extremism. “You can’t blame the teachers and starve the teachers at the same time,” said Grossman. “We’ve starved our public schools, so you can’t say it’s the fault of the public schools unless you say it’s the fault of the American public for refusing to pay the taxes required to support an effective educational system.”

AHA Staff Member Featured in AccuWeather Article (January 2021)

AHA communications and marketing manager Jeremy C. Young was recently featured in an AccuWeather article on inclement weather during historical US presidential inaugurations. Young explained that one of the reasons behind switching the date of the inauguration from March to January was weather related: “It supposedly snows less often on Jan. 20 than on March 4 in Washington, DC.”

AHA President and Executive Director Discuss 1776 Report (January 2021)

AHA president Jacqueline Jones (Univ. of Texas at Austin) and AHA executive director Jim Grossman wrote an editorial in the New York Daily News discussing the report of the 1776 commission, which Grossman and Jones describe as “political propaganda masquerading as history.”

AHA Executive Director Comments on White House 1776 Report (January 2021)

AHA executive director Jim Grossman was quoted in the 74, Colorado Springs Independent, Independent, Inside Higher Ed, New York Times, NBC News, Politico, Stuff, and Washington Post, commenting on the report issued by the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission. “It’s a hack job. It’s not a work of history,” Grossman told the Post. “It’s a work of contentious politics designed to stoke culture wars.”

AHA Resource Covered in Inside Higher Ed and New York Times (January 2021)

The AHA’s Twitter thread that compiled resources for educators seeking to contextualize the events of January 6 received coverage in both the New York Times and Inside Higher Ed. This list of resources is also available as a web page.

AHA Executive Director Featured in Inside Higher Ed (January 2021)

AHA executive director Jim Grossman was featured in an article in Inside Higher Ed that discussed the January 6, 2021, crisis in the US Capitol. Grossman added historical context to the day’s events, saying, “Everything has a history, and what is happening at the US Capitol is part of a historical process that needs to be understood.” Grossman also noted that the rioters are “people whose historical sensibilities have been nurtured by popular culture and cynical politicians willing to manipulate bigotry for self-interested purposes.”

AHA Staff Featured in Wall Street Journal (January 2021)

AHA director of academic and professional affairs Emily Swafford was featured in a Wall Street Journal article regarding PhD admissions for the fall 2021 cycle. “Historians don’t really say ‘unprecedented,’ because everything has a precedent. But this sort of large-scale pausing is very strange,” said Swafford.